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by Nancy Gohring

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Nancy Gohring is a freelance journalist who has been covering tech, including cloud computing and the mobile industry, for more than a decade.

Cloud servers are bright spot in otherwise dark server market

Posted Aug 28, 2013 - 02:15 pm

Analyst reports show that the shift to the kinds of servers used by huge web properties and cloud service providers is underway
IDC, Servers
Tier 3: Private cloud offering in the works

Posted May 08, 2013 - 09:00 am

Cloud provider Tier 3, this week launching a new reseller program, is working on a private cloud offering
cloud computing, private cloud
Dell dumps its public cloud offerings

Posted May 20, 2013 - 12:16 pm

Dell said it will start offering public cloud services only through partners, dumping its own offerings
cloud computing drivers, Dell
Opinions mixed on whether Microsoft should have shook up Azure in re-org

Posted Jul 17, 2013 - 11:23 am

One consultant bemoans the lack of change to Azure while others say there's no reason to fix what's working
Azure, cloud
Interoperability question shows OpenStack growing pains

Posted Apr 17, 2013 - 07:00 am

A panel discussion during the OpenStack Summit about interoperability issues shows that the community recognizes how important the issue is, but hasn't quite figured out how to handle it
cloud computing, OpenStack
Rackspace CTO: Gartner is missing the point about OpenStack

Posted Dec 05, 2012 - 11:55 am

Update: Lydia Leong, the Gartner analyst who wrote the report about OpenStack, refuted some of Engates comments. Via Twitter, she said that Gartner's clients aren't only enterprises, but include tech companies of all sizes, even start-ups.
OpenStack, Rackspace
New data center to be built underground, in former limestone mine

Posted Sep 19, 2013 - 09:00 am

LightEdge is building a new 60,000 square foot data center in a former limestone mine underneath Kansas City, Mo.
cloud computing, data centers
Does Cloud Sherpas' cash infusion mean cloud is too complicated?

Posted Dec 21, 2012 - 01:02 pm

Cloud Sherpas received $40 million in funding to help grow its business that helps companies implement and integrate Google Apps and Salesforce
cloud computing, system integrators
Facebook shakes up switch market with new Open Compute Project

Posted May 08, 2013 - 04:48 pm

The new project will describe a switch that disaggregates the hardware and software. The result could lead to more options and better prices, even for non-Web scale businesses.
cloud computing, networking
Dell to wait for OpenStack to mature, will launch public cloud late next year

Posted Jan 03, 2013 - 10:00 am

A Dell executive said that OpenStack isn't quite there yet and so the company expects to launch its public cloud based on the platform late next year.
cloud computing, OpenStack

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